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Janthinobacterium
Sign in to saveJanthinobacterium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria. The name is from Latin janthinus, which means "violet" or "violet-blue". It produces distinct purple-violet pigments among which are jagaricin and violacein, manifests diverse energy metabolism abilities, and tolerates cold, ultraviolet radiation, and other environmental stressors.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderBurkholderiales
- FamilyBurkholderiaceae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Oxalobacteraceae
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- Janthinobacterium lividum on TY.png
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- taxon name
- Janthinobacterium
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- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
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- Janthinobacterium
- taxonomic type
- Janthinobacterium lividum
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Janthinobacterium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria. The name is from Latin janthinus, which means "violet" or "violet-blue". It produces distinct purple-violet pigments among which are jagaricin and violacein, manifests diverse energy metabolism abilities, and tolerates cold, ultraviolet radiation, and other environmental stressors.
==References==
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